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Someone who bought a Lotto max ticket in Alberta is going to have a very merry Christmas. The $50 million jackpot for Friday night’s draw was won by a ticket acquired in the prairie province. The winning numbers were 8, 14, 18, 20, 24, 39 and 46. A second prize worth $1,257,244.10 also went to someone […]

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By Dean Bennett EDMONTON — The only two female candidates in the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest quit the race Tuesday. One of them, Sandra Jansen, said she had been harassed and intimidated and accused fellow leadership candidate Jason Kenney of bringing “Trump-style politics” to Alberta. Jansen, a Calgary member of the legislature, resigned from […]

There’s a certain tone-deafness to Premier Brad Wall’s insistence that he has no plans to change Saskatchewan’s rules for donations to political parties, especially when it comes to allowing contributions by out-of-province corporations, unions and individuals. This province’s political party funding rules that permit virtually unlimited donations from interest groups are among the weakest in Canada, […]

Aversion therapy One sure way to stop people from getting flu shots is to constantly show close-ups up someone getting stabbed in the arm with a needle. Willard Boschman, Saskatoon Delve into GTH deal Since the legislature reconvened on Oct. 19, the Opposition has been asking very direct questions about the controversial Global Transportation […]

The official Opposition is worried that the ongoing beer battle between the Saskatchewan government and Rachel Notley’s Alberta NDP has overshadowed what amounts to a tax break for out-of-province brewers in Saskatchewan. The province’s decision to adjust the markup rates for beer sold through the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) could have sizable benefits for the world’s largest breweries, according […]

The only question about the highly welcome changes adopted Monday to legislation to address Saskatchewan’s serious and growing problem with impaired driving is why these changes weren’t made sooner. There’s no doubt that too many Saskatchewan residents harbour a deplorably casual attitude toward getting behind the wheel after drinking, as evidenced by the 6,975 persons […]

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government appears unfazed by accusations of unfair trade practices made this week by Saskatchewan’s economy minister as the interprovincial beer battle rages on. “(O)ur beer policy is the most trade compliant in the country,” a spokeswoman for the Alberta treasury board and finance ministry said in an emailed statement on Friday. […]

Saskatchewan’s economy minister blasted Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and her governing NDP for jeopardizing the future of Saskatchewan’s brewing industry with a “protectionist” tax on beer made outside Alberta. “Make no mistake, the massive Alberta NDP tax hike on Sask.-produced beer was nothing less than a declaration of war on Saskatchewan-produced beer,” Jeremy Harrison told reporters at 9 […]

The Crown’s theory that Joshua Dylan Petrin was the drug boss of an Alberta criminal organization when he ordered a gang hit that resulted in the fatal shooting of Saskatoon woman Lorry Santos relies on testimony from criminals, liars and heavy drug users, the defence said during closing arguments at Petrin’s first-degree murder trial. Defence lawyer Brian Pfefferle urged Justice […]

Imagine if Brian Epstein had never seen the Beatles. If John, Paul, George and Ringo had continued to play “undiscovered” in the Cavern Club, how many people would have heard them; what would their estates and copyrights be worth today? Such a squandering of natural gifts is hard to imagine. It’s not a lot different, when […]

New regulations in the works for Lloydminster paramedics would bring “consistency in service” for the city, according to the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics. Paramedics in the border city currently determine their scope of practice based on which province a patient lives in, executive director Jacquie Messer-Lepage said. It’s a complicated issue because each level of practising paramedic has a […]

After seven days of testimony, a Saskatoon judge will wait until October to hear closing arguments at a trial dealing with what she called “complicated” charges in the death of Saskatoon mother Lorry Ann Santos. Joshua Dylan Petrin, the Alberta man who multiple witnesses testified is a full-patch member and boss of a criminal organization called […]

A neighbour who lived directly south of the home where Saskatoon woman Lorry Santos was fatally shot says that morning, he awoke to gunfire so loud it felt like someone was firing right beside the parked camper where he and his wife had been sleeping. Cary Tarasoff said he heard at least three gunshots around 6 a.m. […]

The Alberta man accused of ordering a gang hit that instead resulted in two drug dealers shooting up the wrong home and killing a Saskatoon mother had talked about a $40,000 hit on an ex-member, according to a high-ranking affiliate with an organized crime group called the White Boy Posse. Joshua Petrin was angry when T.J., his “right-hand man,” […]

The Alberta man accused of ordering a gang hit that instead resulted in two drug dealers shooting up the wrong home and killing a Saskatoon mother had talked about a $40,000 hit on an ex-member, according to a high-ranking affiliate with an organized crime group called the White Boy Posse. Joshua Petrin was angry when T.J., his “right-hand man,” […]

VICTORIA — Drywall prices across Western Canada have shot through the roof after the federal government imposed preliminary anti-dumping tariffs of up to 276 per cent on gypsum board products imported from the United States. Builders and suppliers fear the ruling could disrupt the supply of the boarding used in walls and ceilings and threaten […]

The man accused of orchestrating a murder that led to the shooting death of Saskatoon mother Lorry Ann Santos was a member of a criminal group called the White Boy Posse, a Crown witness connected to the Alberta drug trade testified. The group mainly sold drugs in Edmonton and the surrounding area, the witness said Tuesday at the first-degree murder […]

The man accused of orchestrating a murder that led to the shooting death of Saskatoon mother Lorry Ann Santos was a member of a criminal group called the White Boy Posse, a Crown witness connected to the Alberta drug trade testified. The group mainly sold drugs in Edmonton and the surrounding area, the witness said on the stand at the […]

RCMP in Maskwacis, Alberta have obtained a country-wide warrant for the arrest of 54-year-old Darrell Moosomin, a prisoner who escaped from the Pe Sakastew Centre, a minimum security federal institution in Hobbema on Saturday at around 8:45 p.m.

LAS VEGAS — Only the fifth-round bell could stop Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit from punishing each other. When it finally rang, the champion and challenger stood side-by-side with their arms leaned up on the cage, wearing exhaustion and respect on their bruised, bloodied faces. Although Lawler kept his title by a narrow margin, he can’t […]

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